Data Architect - Halifax; Home Based
hace 2 días
Halifax
Data Architect - Halifax We have an exciting opportunity to join us here at Covéa Insurance as a Data Architect , within our IT Department! At Covéa Insurance , we’re all about protecting what matters most - whether it’s your home, your car, or your business. With our award-winning customer service and a wide range of insurance products, we’re here to make a real difference. In this role, you’ll be working in a team where we are excited to be modernising our data capability. You will play a pivotal role in this transformation, ensuring that the company’s data strategy is robust, scalable and aligned with business objectives. This is a hybrid position, combining the best of both worlds - working from home and spending 1-2 days a week in our Halifax office. This is a full-time role, but we absolutely support flexible working hours , and are also open to considering part-time hours of at least 3 days a week. This is more than just a job - it’s a chance to grow, develop, and be part of something great. Where will I make an impact? • Drive the Databricks technical roadmap and support Data Engineering teams, • Design scalable data structures and integrations that enable solution delivery, • Develop architecture patterns and solutions aligned to business needs, • Define, review, and advise on data pipelines for efficient ingestion, transformation, and storage, • Contribute to the Target Architecture, aligned with business strategy, • Act as design authority, ensuring adherence to architecture standards and the Target Architecture, • Build subject‑matter expertise in Covea’s data platforms and support technical engineers, • Collaborate across disciplines to align on requirements and uphold data quality, governance, and best practices, • Drive solution adoption, build consensus, resolve delivery constraints, and ensure architectures meet business and technical objectives, • Strong expertise across Databricks, Unity Catalog, DLT, and external data connectors, • Skilled in designing data‑centric architectures at conceptual, logical, and physical levels, • Experienced in integrating new data flows into existing systems of record, • Solid background in data analysis and modelling at enterprise and solution levels, • Proficient with structured/unstructured data, relational databases, and graph technologies, • Knowledge of Data Vault, Kimball, Inmon, and medallion design patterns, • Broad experience with cloud and on‑prem Data Warehouse, Data Lake, and Lakehouse architectures, • Relevant cloud/data architecture certifications (Databricks, AWS, Azure) preferred, • Confident working with stakeholders at all levels, including partners and clients, • Strong commercial awareness and exceptional communication skills; effective team collaborator Why join us? • Flexible working – 36.25 hours a week with flexitime & hybrid options Annual pay review – plus performance bonuses (up to 30% depending on level), • Generous holidays – 25–27 days + bank holidays, with buy/sell options, • Pension perks – 7.5% employer contribution, rising to 9% with your input, • A culture where everyone belongs – we're committed to diversity, equity & inclusion, with real action, employee-led community groups, and ongoing learning to make Covéa a place where everyone can thrive, • Mental & financial support – through our dedicated Wellbeing group, • Career growth – training, qualifications & apprenticeships to help you thrive Health & wellbeing – private medical cover, 24/7 Virtual GP, health checks, flu jabs & more, • Drive in style – Tusker Car Scheme with fully maintained insured vehicles Salary: Up to £90,000 (Dependent on Experience) Working hours: 36.25